Meet the staff of Damascus Road International Church
Kent Linneweh rock-and-rolled the hippie life until an encounter with God changed his direction. He rocked the hearts of teenagers in Missouri, USA, as a youth pastor for 19 years before moving to Amsterdam as a missionary in 2004. He and his wife, Leslie, relocated to Maastricht at the end of 2009 to start an international church. They have a daughter, Olivia, serving with her family as a missionary in Armenia, and a daughter, Hilary, living in Chicago. Email Kent at kent@damascusroadic.com and Leslie at leslie@damascusroadic.com.
Matthew Lunders served as a student leader under Kent’s pastoral leadership in Missouri during high school. He worked as a copy editor in the U.S. Virgin Islands after graduating from the top undergraduate school of journalism in America. With Kent and Leslie, he helped create a master’s commission discipleship program at a church in Amsterdam, where he met his wife, Christine. Email Matt at matt@damascusroadic.com and Christine at christine@damascusroadic.com
Steve and Julie Kramer recently joined the DRIC team, moving from Delft to Maastricht to work with Damascus Road’s college outreach. Steve’s life is one miraculous story. When he was born with Cerebral Palsy, doctors said he would never walk, yet God has worked a wonder in his life. Steve has a background in media, working as a TV news reporter/anchor for CBS News. However, the true passion of his life is reaching people with the love of Jesus. Julie worked at an orphanage in Mexico before she met Steve in 2005. Steve heads up the Damascus Road University Ministry (DR:UM) in Maastricht. Steve and Julie have a 3-year-old son, Kees. Email Steve at steve@damascusroadic.com and Julie at julie@damascusroadic.com.
Damascus Road University Ministry Staff
JT and Nikie Billings are from Texas, USA. They both have degrees in Literature from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville, Texas, and they both enjoy reading. JT likes guitar and soccer. Nikie likes horseback riding.
Email them at jt@damascusroadic.com and nikie@damascusroadic.com.
Austin and Amy Mangham are from Texas, USA. Austin has a degree from SHSU in Mass Communication, and Amy has her degree in Criminal Justice. When Austin and Amy aren’t helping with DR:UM or reading, Austin likes playing guitar and Amy enjoys crafting and cake decorating. Email them at austin@damascusroadic.com and amy@damascusroadic.com.
Lauren Byerly is from Texas, USA, and has a degree in Fashion Merchandising from SHSU.
She likes baking, shopping, gardening, and the outdoors.
Email her at lauren@damascusroadic.com.
